New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-14
PAINTINGS At THE UNION LEAGU

The annual meeting OF the Union League Club was
the occasion of exhibition of paintings which may
fairly be called remarkable Of tho sx'ysix pictures
sixteen by American artists and these for the
most part we'll chosen. Nearly all the foreign
pictures publicly exhibited for the first time and
collections very few stronger examples OF
Israels TrOyon anil Dupre than those shown last
Ing. This collection, which remains In tho clubs
gallery to-day and Tomorrow, contains American 6g-
ure paintings well andscaT by Iuness. Wyant
DAVIS Bolton Jones' Trycn and Van Boskerck Mr..
GiHord's Sesweed Gatherers,"~ pein sir" study
by Mr. w. NJ. Chase and clever use OF well-lighted
landscape and birches - background to figure by
Mr.. G. g. Pearce, M. Wyant has become painter Of
sunsets and his " Day Dream 10 q charming picture.
less suggestive OF an external influence than its
panion. Mr.. Tryons excellent winter landscape has
Tor its neghbor the most Of tue American
figure ;aintings Mr.. Mowbray's Nourmahai." Tnis
pictured festival Of roses 10 to be noted
mon instance OF ambitious endeasor and of fancy u
has the refinement Of drawing delcacy OF fesh paint
ing and richness OF costume which have characterized
Mr.. Mowbrays minor work, and there has been seri-
attempt to express elastic Joyous action and to
carry the c0lOrng tremendously throughout
Even if the background greens are obtrusve, espe-
cally the ett and the figures fail TO convey full
measure Of sp nginess ana grace. ,here lie certainly
coloring may later The other American pictures
are bead by Mr. Wyatt Eaton, an example OF clever
trying experiment to ace American pictures side by
side with examples of the best modern art OF France
but they seldom jar upon the spectator. snd not
of artists who strikes the most discordant
note
Turning to the toreirn pictures we can safely pro
dict for Viberfs Missonary's Adventures" at least
success OF curiosity" This Is lent by Mr. C. p Hunt
ington. FIR m Mr. George L. Sency's collection. which
already surpass the first results of his picture
gathering. lsrael's Dawn Of Love,"a picture
with something Of Millets feelings but with more
completely OF motive. There Is a audscape painted
Tor ts sentiment rather than for its acts and In che
foreground is PEASANT maiden, -hy bit expectant be-
side whom walks O rustic swain. conscious, emhar-
raised, yet hopeful sympathetic picture OF youth
Dupre who is responsible tor many )t-boilers,'
has never been better represented in exhibitions
The brilliant Sunset" melancholy Moonlight" and
sombre Gathering Storm" lent by Mr.. Seney. show
landscape ART. There are two other paintings BY
Dupre which interesting ike two three pictures
in the Walters gallery, az ILLUSTRATING the reciprocal a
fuence exerted by this group OF landscape painters.
One picture suggests CorOt in the treatment OF the
foliaps In another the comparatively solid modelling
of foliage recalls characteristic manner OF Rous-
seau. The Troyop to which refer red 10 tho
Landscape and Cattle lent by Mr. huntington.
landscape tenae peaceful yet strongly rendered. with
truth and vigor delicate foliage and beautiful sky.
An early Troyon painted IN a comparatively nave
comes from Mr.. Albert Soencer who lends the
admirable Landscape" by Daubgny one OF the very
beet paintings OF this theme which has beeu shown
here. IL has the freshness and transparency OF
sketch and the force OF coloring truhulness
Another example OF Daubigny lent by Mr. Avery,
who also contrib ites Daz's Edge OF tie Woods"
Daz like Fromentn and Corot, is represented by two
paintings. ana these worth more notice than wc
can give. DeIscrOx's Christ at the Tomb lent by
Mr.. Spencer and Tiger Reposing" lent by Mr.. e. >.
Smith among his minor works. but they count tor
much in the dearth of American examples adequate
like these convey idea OF he fervd manner and
spiendor OF colnring. Met's The Cleaners" shows
the strongly lighted foreground, the three STOPPING
figures and the stacks which appear In bis etching OF
this isvorite subject Rousseau is represented by the
.Gorges dAprement," which has much OF the sim
pclty OF subject and expressive distance OF Michel
There is excellent Gays lent by MIR. h. o. Have.
never, who lends Cazin's well-fet, well-expressed
Moonlight Street Scene" There is much that IL de-
ligh,iu in Rosa Bonheur's Ponies and Sheep" and
Ieroe's Harvest Moon." the latter an unusually
good example in sentiment and the action Of he fig
but give little more than q bare record,
which includes the names OF Bougueresu, de Melville.
Gerome, Hamon HenDer. . vsrstion OF his usual
theme, Jacque, very interesting example, JImine1,
Laurens, Tito Lessi. Munkacsy. Marcke Constant,
Kaenmerer, Bronx, picture drearily weak IN sub
ject and technique Grolleron and Acaenbach